Open Yale: Introduction to Political Philosophy (PLSC 114)

1. Introduction: What Is Political Philosophy?
   
2. Socratic Citizenship: Plato, Apology
   
3. Socratic Citizenship: Plato, Crito
   
4. Philosophers and Kings: Plato, Republic, I-II
   
5. Philosophers and Kings: Plato, Republic, III-IV
   
6. Philosophers and Kings: Plato, Republic, V
   
7. The Mixed Regime and the Rule of Law: Aristotle, Politics, I, III
   
8. The Mixed Regime and the Rule of Law: Aristotle, Politics, IV
   
9. The Mixed Regime and the Rule of Law: Aristotle, Politics, VII
   
10. New Modes and Orders: Machiavelli, The Prince (chaps. 1-12)
    
11. New Modes and Orders: Machiavelli, The Prince (chaps. 13-26)
    
12. The Sovereign State: Hobbes, Leviathan
    
13. The Sovereign State: Hobbes, Leviathan
    
14. The Sovereign State: Hobbes, Leviathan
    
15. Constitutional Government: Locke, Second Treatise (1-5)
    
16. Constitutional Government: Locke, Second Treatise (7-12)
    
17. Constitutional Government: Locke, Second Treatise (13-19)
    
18. Democracy and Participation: Rousseau, Discourse on Inequality (author's preface, part I)
    
19. Democracy and Participation: Rousseau, Discourse on Inequality (part II)
    
20. Democracy and Participation: Rousseau, Social Contract, I-II
    
21. Democratic Statecraft: Tocqueville, Democracy in America
    
22. Democratic Statecraft: Tocqueville, Democracy in America
    
23. Democratic Statecraft: Tocqueville, Democracy in America
    
24. In Defense of Politics
    

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